St. Helens High School

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St. Helens High School
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Address
St. Helens High School
2375 Gable Road

St. Helens
,
(Columbia County)
,
Oregon
97051

United States
Coordinates 45°50′59.06″N122°49′56.09″W / 45.8497389°N 122.8322472°W / 45.8497389; -122.8322472
Information
Type Public
Established1950
School district St. Helens School District
PrincipalKaty Wagner
Grades9–12
Number of students798 (2022-2023) [1]
Color(s)Lemon and black    [2]
Athletics conference OSAA 4A-1 Cowapa League [2]
MascotLion [2]
Team name(St. Helens) Lions
Website www.sthelens.k12.or.us/Domain/88

St. Helens High School (SHHS) is a public high school located in St. Helens, Oregon, United States. The city was founded in 1850 and the high school was built in the 1950s. [3] During the 2022-2023 academic year, it served approximately 960 students. [4]

Contents

An auxiliary filming for the movie Twilight took place at the school in April 2008. [5]

Academics

In 2015, St. Helens High School had a class size of 224 students. 73% were on-time graduates and 45 dropped out.

In 2014, St. Helens High School had a class size of 259 students. 85% were on-time graduates and 27 dropped out. [6] [7]

Extracurricular activities

St. Helens High School's clubs include drama club and robotics club, which takes part in the FIRST Robotics Competition.

Sports include football, boys' and girls' soccer, volleyball, cheer, color guard, marching band, swim team, wrestling, boys' and girls' basketball, track & field, golf, baseball, softball, and boys' and girls' tennis.

In 2019 claims that opponents of St. Helens had been subjected to years of racist taunting were reported in the media and discussed in the State Senate. [8] [9]

Accomplishments

from 2003-2018 St. Helens High School knew of multiple incidents regarding the sexual misconduct of the history teacher, football coach, and track coach name Kyle Wrobleski. Wrobleski eventually being caught and arrested in 2018 and being found guilty. Along with the St. Helens school district being sued and being found that they had knowledge of these incidents and not only allowing them to continue but endangering many students in the process. In 2024 having to pay $3.5 Million in a lawsuit settlement [13]

Notable alumni

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References

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  3. ↑ "Home Page | City of St Helens Oregon". www.sthelensoregon.gov. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
  4. ↑ "About Us / About Us". www.sthelens.k12.or.us. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
  5. ↑ Swan, Darryl (2008-04-02). "'Twilight' descends on St. Helens" . Retrieved 2009-05-14.
  6. ↑ "State releases high school graduation rates". The Oregonian . 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  7. ↑ "Oregon dropout rates for 2008". The Oregonian . 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  8. ↑ Herron, Elise (30 January 2019). "Oregon Sen. Lew Frederick Condemns Racism at Portland-Area High School Basketball Game". Willamette Week. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  9. ↑ Denning, Max (5 February 2019). "Athletes at Oregon's Most Diverse High School Describe a Yearslong Pattern of Racial Harassment When They Travel to a Rival School". Willamette Week. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  10. ↑ "OSAA Football Championships" (PDF). OSAA Records & Archives. Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  11. ↑ "Boys Track and Field Team State Champions 2007" (PDF). OSAA Records & Archives. Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  12. ↑ "Volleyball State Champions 2014" (PDF). OSAA Records & Archives. Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  13. ↑ https://www.opb.org/article/2024/03/15/st-helens-oregon-sexual-abuse-oregon-public-school-coach-kyle-wroblewski-lawsuit-settlement/#:~:text=The%20St.,of%20complaints%20of%20inappropriate%20conduct.
  14. ↑ Hector, Alley (2008-09-24). "Celebrity dating drama - The Hugh Hefner, Criss Angel, Holly Madison triangle". The Oregonian . Retrieved 10 August 2010.



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